Bearded dragon problems?

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As far as bugs, superworms, horn worms, silk worms, butter worms and any of several varieties of feeder roaches are all good to feed daily. Supers are higher in fat than some, but I would limit her to 10 a day or she might have trouble digesting them. Horns and silks are huge and most dragons love them, so they would be a good supplement to whatever else you are feeding.

Wax worms are okay for a treat, but I would not feed them every day. Even though she needs fattening up, some beardies get "addicted" to waxies and won't eat anything else, and you don't want that because they would not be good to feed her every day.

If she is not eating enough on her own, you might need to "force" feed her. You can do this with chicken or squash baby food. Water it down just a tad, add a pinch of calcium and feed it to her out of a syringe. Or you could make a slurry by blending up bugs, greens, add a little water to make it thin enough to go through a syringe and the calcium. You can get a small hand blender for pretty cheap to only use for this purpose.

But, if she has been neglected and not fed properly, it make take her a while to acclimate to eating as much as she should, so just give her some time and her appetite may increase on its own when she realizes she has enough food available to her. Even thought the recommended amount of bugs for an adult is only about 50 a week, I would go ahead and feed her as if she is a juvie, and let her eat as much as she wants every day, and have a salad of dark leafy greens and some other healthy veggie available to her all the time.

As far as calming her down...try putting a t-shirt that you have worn and not washed in her enclosure so she can get used to your smell. When you go to pick her up, approach slowly. Have a bug or piece of fruit ready and if she opens her mouth at you, poke the food in her mouth and pick her up while her mouth is occupied.

Don't let her aggressive display scare you off, or she'll learn that if she acts like that, you go away. Pick her up anyway and only put her down once she is calm again.

Give her a bath at least once a week, maybe two since she may be dehydrated, and wrap her in a towel like a burrito afterwards.

Pick her up real close to lights out when she is most calm and wrap her in a towel or in the affore mentioned t-shirt and let a flap of fabric cover her head. Sit in a dark quiet room and she will probably fall asleep on you. That is a big step in beardie bonding.

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Best of luck!

Whatever you do, do NOT use wax worms. They have a very poor calcium to phosphorus ratio (more phosphorus than calcium), which can contribute to metabolic bone disease. This isn't very likely to happen to your beardie, as she's older, but if she isn't full-grown, it can happen. Silkworms are excellent, and you can always feed her giant meal worms (you may need to cut off their heads to prevent impaction if she's REALLY undersized), but you should also dust everything with calcium powder (RepCal's is excellent, and make sure it contains vitamin D3). You should also use RepCal's Herptivite (a multivitamin). UVA lighting is also critical, as it stimulates appetite, and you should have a full-spectrum UVA/UVB setup anyway.

There really isn't a way to tame her without stressing her out. You basically just have to grab her (gently but firmly) around her midsection, so she can't bite you, and pet her tail every day for about a month. She may never LIKE being petted, but at least she shouldn't be aggressive towards you after that.

Silkworms, Butterworms, Squash, Roaches, Phoenix Worms all of these are a great and HEALTHY way to fatten up a skinny beardie

I wouldn't use waxworms but maybe 2x a week while trying to get her to gain weight these are a super unhealthy way for a dragon to put on weight.

Remember to let her eat as much as she will in 10-15 minutes

Lighting: You need to have a full spectrum light on her and a basking light. She needs the full spectrum to help her grow.

Like someone else said, switch to wax worms for now. They have a lot of fat in them. Also, as for the veggies, try to cut out most of the lettuce. Still offer some, but keep the majority of her "salad" to things like green bell pepper, carrots, apples, squash, and green beans. Lettuce is mostly water with relatively little nutritional value.

As for taming, give her some time. When feeding lettuce, try to hold the piece down near her head. This hand feeding is a wonderful way to bond with a beardie.

Feed her meal worms, super worms, wax worms, and you can purchase a food spray to boost there eating.

feed her wax worms they are very fatty they can help her gain some weight or meal worms they are less fatty as wax worms but they are healthier and bearded dragons love them so try that my bearded dragon loves them!! and so do my leo's

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